Room With a Brew to feature craft beer expert John Holl

5:40 PM,
Apr. 2, 2013

Great Divide Espresso Oak Aged Yeti, an imperial stout from Colorado.

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Mark Spivey | @DraftPicks_

There was a time in America when the appropriate food to serve with just about any kind of beer was hard pretzels. Maybe some shelled peanuts. A pickled egg or two, if you got lucky.

Thankfully, those days are over.

Now, not only are tasty dishes being prepared specifically to pair with certain types of beers, but craft beer is becoming a critical ingredient all its own in many other dishes. No more "fizzy yellow stuff" (as Stone Brewing Co. CEO and co-founder Greg Koch is fond of describing subpar beer) served with stale snack foods. We're moving on to flavorful, complex, exciting beers served ...